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We are grown up now and as we sit in meetings with other adults it is still happening! Some folks are followers and others lead. Those...
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Susan Shapiro
Dec 12, 20173 min read
10 ways bosses improve teamwork and relationships
Last week’s post dealt with 10 reasons you may not get along with your boss. What if you are that boss? What’s your role in improving...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 5, 20174 min read
10 reasons you don’t get along with your boss
First, the solution- Muster the courage to ask, plan your conversation and seek feedback! Lack of alignment– Maybe you are not listening...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 25, 20172 min read
Inclusion and The Four Dimensions of Leadership
Ever feel excluded from a key meeting or social gathering? Feels pretty bad doesn’t it? It may bring back memories of what it felt like...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 23, 20173 min read
3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Sea Turtles
From the moment they’re hatched, sea turtles are hurled into the world to fend for themselves until they’re ready to fulfill their...
Susan Shapiro
Jan 23, 20173 min read
Master the Feedback Balancing Act
Great leaders take an active role in helping their employees grow. A major part of that process? They’ve learned to master the feedback...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 5, 20163 min read
An Up-Close Look at Remote Management
You land a new role. Exciting? Yes! But then you realize you’ll be managing people all over the country—or even the world. Time for...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 26, 20164 min read
It’s Real: The Fear of Asking for Help
Your manager finally trusts you to lead the big project. That joyful feeling of confirmation is soon interrupted by the queasy reality...
Susan Shapiro
Jun 14, 20163 min read
A Smarter Way to Identify High Potentials: The Challenge Factor
“WANTED: Future leaders to help our organization reach outrageous goals and face challenges we can’t even begin to imagine while using...
Susan Shapiro
May 9, 20163 min read
Making Peace with Conflict: What Leaders Need to Know
I was definitely surprised by the feedback from my last blog. While I discussed coping with a boss who avoids conflict, I was bombarded...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 18, 20163 min read
How to Cope with a Boss Who Avoids Conflict
When tortoises feel threatened, they retreat into their thick shells to safely wait out the potential crisis. But what happens when...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 29, 20163 min read
Leaders Sinking? The Surprising Key to Survival
Leaders today are often drowning in a sea of high expectations. If they can’t deliver, their teams (and perhaps their companies) may not...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 8, 20163 min read
Driving Alignment: 10 Best Practices Leaders Can’t Ignore
One of my coaching clients (we’ll call her Cindy) was in trouble. Cindy’s department was responsible for delivering content marketing for...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 1, 20163 min read
Avoid a Leadership Coaching Fumble: 3 Game-Changing Rules
Are you among the millions of people who love to watch the Super Bowl? Office chatter in the weeks leading up to the event often focuses...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 7, 20153 min read
When Recognition Backfires: Are Leaders and Teams Seeing the Same Thing?
It happens all the time: two people look at the same image but see something different. In a business setting, that phenomenon can pave...
Susan Shapiro
Nov 3, 20153 min read
Communicating a Powerful Vision: Is Your Team Committed? Or Just Involved?
Ever heard this saying? When it comes to breakfast, chickens are involved but pigs are fully committed. So what’s the business connection...
Susan Shapiro
Oct 27, 20153 min read
Why Celebrating Success Today Boosts Performance Tomorrow
During my years working at HP, Manuel Diaz was VP of Sales for the Computer Systems Division. During a training event, he spoke to the...
Susan Shapiro
Oct 6, 20153 min read
The Dangers of Office Gossip: Pope Francis Weighs In
Pope Francis may not have specifically preached about the evils of office gossip during his recent U.S. visit, but he has often discussed...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 19, 20153 min read
Business Advice from Albert Einstein: Get to the Point!
The lesson here is delightfully summed up by Albert Einstein: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Many...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 15, 20152 min read
3 Management Lessons from the Baseball Park
Use clear, concise communications That’s a pretty good lesson for all of us, whether we are on the baseball field or in the conference...
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